ADJUSTMENTS
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The blade height must be adjusted correctly to
increase the time between sharpenings, allow
maximum performance, and to ensure a flat
jointed surface. Check the blade height when-
ever the blades are removed from the cutter-
head or whenever cutting performance begins to
degrade.
To check the cutterhead blade height, do
these steps:
1. UNPLUG THE JOINTER!
2. Use a 61⁄4" wide piece of wood to prop the
blade guard open.
3. Rotate the cutterhead until one of the
blades is at its highest position (Figure 25).
4. Place a straightedge across the outfeed
table and over the top of the cutterhead
blade.
5. At both ends of the cutterhead, the
straightedge must just make contact with
the blade (Figure 26). Watch and make sure
the straightedge is not lifted from the out-
feed table surface when contact is made
with the cutterhead blades.
• If the straightedge makes contact on
both ends of the cutterhead blade, then
continue to the next sub-section.
• If the straightedge does not make con-
tact with both ends of the cutterhead
blade, then continue to the next step.
6. Loosen the four blade clamp screws that
secure the blade in the cutterhead (Figure
27).
7. Adjust the jack screws under the blade until
both ends of the cutterhead blade make
contact with the straightedge.
8. Retighten the four blade clamping screw
and repeat steps 3 -7 on the second blade.
9. Remove the wood that is holding the blade
guard open.
Figure 25. Blade is positioned at its highest
position (Top Dead Center).
Figure 26. Checking the blade height.
Figure 27. Blade clamp screws.
Blade Height Top Dead
Center